As she watched her son talk about running, Karen Mauldin said he has come a long way.

Harrison was diagnosed with autism as a child. He wouldn’t make eye contact with people. No one understood when he spoke; his responses didn’t match the questions asked of him. He sometimes repeated what was said to him.

As she watched her son talk about running, Karen Mauldin said he has come a long way.

Harrison was diagnosed with autism as a child. He wouldn’t make eye contact with people. No one understood when he spoke; his responses didn’t match the questions asked of him. He sometimes repeated what was said to him.